Dubai and parts of the United Arab Emirates have been hit by record flooding this week. There's been lots of speculation that cloud seeding is to blame, but scientists say this is misleading. Cloud seeding means manipulating existing clouds to help make it rain. This can be done by dropping salts or small particles into clouds. Water vapor can then condense more easily and turn into rain. The UAE has been doing it for years to help with water shortages. Unconfirmed reports suggest cloud seeding did take place the day before the floods, but scientists say that even if that was the case, the seeding would at best have had a minor effect on the storm that hit the Gulf. And we do know that ahead of the floods, computer models were already predicting well over a year's worth of rain to fall in 24 hours. Scientists also say this record rainfall is consistent with how the climate is changing. As the planet gets warmer, the air can hold more moisture, which can fuel storms and increase the intensity of rain.